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As someone recently said of the Trump spectacle that is now unfolding, ‘what an Authoritarian wants is a disoriented population—a population that no longer can tell truth from falsehood.’ Mission accomplished!

From the size of inauguration day crowds, to voter fraud, to Obama’s supposed wire-tapping, Trump’s lying and incompetence began on day one and has gotten worse every day. There is no reason to believe that the Trump confusion is a clever strategy: from that lost aircraft carrier, to Syria, to who vetted Michael Flynn, it is simply ignorance and malpractice. Trump didn’t understand the first thing about governing. His flip flops on every issue— Syria, healthcare, taxes, China, and NATO—prove this.

The GOP’s “Repeal and Replace” spectacle, coming shortly after his 100th event filled day in office, has amply demonstrated the dangers of the Trump administration. It was a photo-op posing as policy—surface shine over substance. Readers should consider the record of Trump’s first 100 days.

How America is Getting Smaller: Trump and the Real Meaning of Prejudice

Trump won election by creating fear and division. If you divide something, the parts are smaller than the whole. It is fair (and factual) to say that after 100 days, America is far more divided, and as a result, far smaller, than it was before Trump took office.

SALEM – Yesterday hundreds of Democrats from across Oregon gathered to hold caucus meetings, attend trainings, and to support their candidates for new leadership in the Democratic Party of Oregon. This year saw a 50 percent increase in delegate turnout since the last election, making it one of the most successful reorganization meetings ever.

I often consider America’s future and how far apart so many Americans are -whether it is Trump vs Hillary, GOP vs Dems, Greens, Libertarians -I thought it important to weigh in with my observations.We seem to have lost our way. We argue vehemently for Trump or for Hillary. Or some argue Republicans and Democrats are just two sides of the same coin. We fight about "Big Government", immigrants, guns and abortions.

There’s an old fable about a scorpion stinging a frog while the frog carries the scorpion across a river. The scorpion asks the frog to give him a ride across the river, the frog hesitates, afraid of being stung by the scorpion, but the scorpion argues that he would never sting the frog because if it did so, they would both drown.